Question

Find the area of the right triangle. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

A right triangle with side 15 yards and hypotenuse 25 yards.
a.
20 yd
b.
150 yd
c.
60 yd
d.
300 yd

Answer 1

B - 150 yd

Explanation:

Obviously the first step is to find the missing measurement. To do this, you use the Pythagorean theorem; a² + b² = c².

In this case, let's label the the missing side A, the height B, and the hypotenuse C.

X² + 15² = 25²

Then you must figure out what 15² and 25².

15² = 225

25² = 625

The next step is to subtract 15² (225) from 25² (625), which will give you the result of X².

625 - 225 = 400.

Now you know X² = 400, you can find the square root of 400 to give you the length of the triangle.

√400 = 20.

The missing length of the triangle is 20 yards.

Now it's just a matter of finding the area by using the formula;

A =
`(bh)/(2)`

Or,

(20 × 15) ÷ 2 = 150.

And there's your answer. Don't forget to add the units.

Hope this helped.